| FLUOROSCOPE | • fluoroscope n. (Now rare) A device used to measure the fluorescence of a solution. • fluoroscope n. (Medicine) A device used to view continuous live X-ray images on a fluorescent screen. • fluoroscope v. (Transitive) To examine with a fluoroscope. |
| FLUOROSCOPY | • fluoroscopy n. (Medicine) Examination using a fluoroscope. • FLUOROSCOPY n. examination with a fluoroscope. |
| FLUOROTYPES | • fluorotypes n. Plural of fluorotype. • FLUOROTYPE n. (obsolete) photography by means of fluorides. |
| FOETIPAROUS | • foetiparous adj. Alternative form of fetiparous. • FOETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FETIPAROUS. |
| OUTPERFORMS | • outperforms v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outperform. • OUTPERFORM v. to exceed in performance. |
| PROFOUNDEST | • profoundest adj. Superlative form of profound: most profound. • PROFOUND adj. very deep. |
| PROLIFEROUS | • proliferous adj. Producing many offspring; prolific or proliferative. • proliferous adj. (Botany) producing many buds or offshoots from leaves or flowers. • proliferous adj. (Zoology) reproducing by budding. |
| PUFTALOONAS | • PUFTALOON n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFFTALOONAS, PUFTALOONIES. |
| PUSSYFOOTED | • pussyfooted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pussyfoot. • PUSSYFOOT v. to tread softly or lightly to avoid being noticed; to act cautiously or noncommittally. |
| PUSSYFOOTER | • pussyfooter n. One who pussyfoots. • PUSSYFOOTER n. one who pussyfoots. |
| RUSTPROOFED | • rustproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of rustproof. • RUSTPROOF v. to make resistant to rust, such as by applying a coating. |
| SOUNDPROOFS | • soundproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of soundproof. • SOUNDPROOF v. to insulate so as to obstruct the passage of sound. |
| TEASPOONFUL | • teaspoonful n. A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5 ml. • TEASPOONFUL n. the contents of a teaspoon. |